| | | Adventures this big don't grow on trees.
Features: DVD, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Spanish, Dubbed
Take a bite out of Disney's delicious Special Edition of James and the Giant Peach, and celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the popular children's book by Roald Dahl that inspired this imaginative film. This amazing mix of live-action, stop-motion-animation and computer-generated special effects includes Bonus Materials never before available.
When young James spills some magic crocodile tongues, a giant peach grows as huge as a house. Climbing inside, he embarks on a thrilling and magical odyssey that only the creative team from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas could bring you. Along the way you'll discover the famous star voices of Oscar®-winners Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon, plus Jane Leeves (Frasier) and Simon Callow (Shakespeare in Love). And the inspired music of Randy Newman. Enjoy -- it's a peach of a journey!
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"...stunning, delightful image adventure like nothing done before on the big screen." San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
After James's parents are killed by a rogue rhinoceros, he is forced to live with his nasty aunts far from any kind of fun. But when a gigantic peach begins growing in the yard and James befriends the large insects who live inside, he sees a way to escape from his wicked aunts to New York City. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is a magical musical adventure based on the classic children's book by Roald Dahl, featuring an all-star cast as the voices of the assorted insects.
Plot Summary
This Disney film combines live action with stunning stop-motion animation as it tells the story of a child's fantastic adventure. In the live-action prologue, a recently orphaned British boy named James comes to own a bag of glowing, magical crocodile tongues. When he drops some of them near a tree, a peach grows--and grows, until it reaches gigantic proportions. One night, James crawls inside the fruit (at which point the film becomes animated) and meets the six fascinating insects that reside within. The bugs become his new family, and together they set sail in the giant peach, floating toward New York City. During their voyage, James and his antennaed friends experience wild adventures--and danger. And when they arrive in New York, they decide to make it their new home...and live happily ever after.
| Features | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | Spanish Version | | French Version | | Widescreen Version | | Still Frame Gallery Of Concept Art And Puppet Designs | | DTS 5.1 | | Behind-The-Scenes Featurette | | Good News Music Video | | Original Theatrical Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista (Disney) |
| Release Date: 3/2/2004 |
| Running Time: 79 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 20100 | | UPC: 00717951009388 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Roald Dahl - Based On Novel By | | Pete Kozachik - Cinematographer, animation | | Hiro Narita - Cinematographer, live action | | Henry Selick - Director | | Randy Newman - Musical Score | | Tim Burton, et al. - Producer | | Karey Kirkpatrick, et al. - Screenplay | | Richard Dreyfuss - Voice Of | | Jane Leeves - Voice Of | | Joanna Lumley - Voice Of | | Simon Callow - Voice Of |
| Awards |
Oscar (1997) | | | Randy Newman, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score or Comedy Score | |
Golden Satellite Award (1997) | | | Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi, Nominee, Best Motion Picture - Animated or Mixed Media |
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| | Professional Reviews | Premiere
"...Some startling beauty..." - Recommended 12/01/1996 p.116Rolling Stone
"...Finally a fun-house whirl that's not just for the kids....It's bliss..." 05/16/1996 p.72 Sight and Sound
"...One of the most striking works of animation of the last ten years..." 08/01/1996 p.54-5 USA Today
"...JAMES is a stunner with a breathtaking array of eye-teasers..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 04/12/1996 p.1D Entertainment Weekly
"...Enchanting....A bona fide classic." -- Rating: A 10/18/1996 p.92 Variety
"...A delightfully demented creation that's every bit as surreal and scary as it is touching....An extraordinary achievement..." 04/08/1996 Chicago Sun-Times
"...[The film] brings stop-motion to a new plateau....All of the creatures, especially the colorful insects that share James' journey, are brought to vivid life..." 04/12/1996 p.31 Boxoffice Magazine 8 of 10
...This very unconventional tale is well-told with an imaginative combination of live-action and stop-motion animation, all colored with Selick's uniquely dramatic, preternatural aesthetics. Given the general grimness of most fairy tales in which children are threatened to be consumed by all manner of creatures including witches, wolves and giants, James and the Giant Peach probably won't frighten the average child, but its dark edge will make it a cult favorite with adults. - Christine James
The New York Times 8 of 10
...James and the Giant Peach draws upon an extraordinary array of sardonic talent. Its basis is an amazingly fanciful novel by Roald Dahl, replete with Dahl harpies and the wondrous image of a huge peach drifting through the sky... - Janet Maslin
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